January in the Garden

• Start planning for the next growing season. Check out the latest gardening magazines and seed catalogues for new plants and ideas.
• Prune dormant trees and shrubs. Click here for pruning advice.
• There is still time to dormant spray your fruit trees and rose bushes if it’s not raining.
• Shrubs, Roses, deciduous trees can all be transplanted provided the soil is workable and the ground is not waterlogged.
• Start seeds indoors for annuals such as geraniums (pelargoniums), fibrous begonias and petunias.
• Sharpen lawn mower blades and pruning tools; repair and clean gardening tools; make sure gas powered mowers are serviced.